WTF Indeed:Jazz isn't dead. Just like Big Band music isn't dead. They just aren't burning up the charts and being played until 4am anymore. Hell, in a few years Rock n' Roll will be as "dead" as Jazz is.

moothemagiccow:WTF Indeed: Jazz isn't dead. Just like Big Band music isn't dead. They just aren't burning up the charts and being played until 4am anymore. Hell, in a few years Rock n' Roll will be as "dead" as Jazz is.

You must be posting from the 70s. Rock has been dead for decades

Given what is being played on my local "alternative rock" radio station, I'm inclined to agree. Most of it is neither alternative, nor rock.

Jazz is alive and well (albeit not as popular as it once was), and will continue to be for as long as people appreciate innovation and improvisation. Hell, I paid my way through grad school playing in a big band on Friday & Saturday nights, and a steady Sunday afternoon quartet job at a fancy hotel. Blues and jazz are the first uniquely "American" styles of music, and won't be soon forgotten.

I'd facepalm, but I know that you're kidding. I can fart more interestingly than Kenny G can play. He was actually pretty good way back when he was playing with Jeff Lorber, but he discovered his "niche" playing pentatonic scales that didn't challenge peoples' ears who are too lazy to actively listen to jazz, but wanted to say that they "like jazz". His incessant noodling-around sappy bullshiat is offensive to my ears, but I can see why other people might like it. He found his audience and played it up for many dollars. I don't begrudge him that. I'd just rather listen to someone who challenges my brain, not that "smooth jazz / adult contemporary" crap.

fastfxr:As I've alway said, jazz is for middle-aged men questioning their sexual orientation.

What Ive noticed is that gay men in the US do not tend to like jazz, (with an exception for the musical theater variety,) but the Europeans seem to be much more comfortable with it (except for the avant-garde/non danceable variety.)

swahnhennessy:theflatline: Thank god my home town New Orleans still exists, and as long as it does jazz will not die.

/and please just say no to european jazz fusion.

The Europeans are some of the only ones bringing innovation to jazz. New Orleans is mostly a museum.

I'm a big fan of old 1920's and 30's jazz, and I dont normally like modern electronic dance music (house, etc.) but I have been hooked on electroswing for a little while now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electro_swing

WTF Indeed:Jazz isn't dead. Just like Big Band music isn't dead. They just aren't burning up the charts and being played until 4am anymore. Hell, in a few years Rock n' Roll will be as "dead" as Jazz is.

Psycoholic_Slag:WTF Indeed: Jazz isn't dead. Just like Big Band music isn't dead. They just aren't burning up the charts and being played until 4am anymore. Hell, in a few years Rock n' Roll will be as "dead" as Jazz is.